Editorial 27.10.24
Sunday’s front pages are dominated by domestic politics with the Conservative leadership race and the upcoming October budget – due on Wednesday – taking the lead.
Several royal stories are featured on the front pages, including pictures of both King Charles and Prince William.
Elsewhere, there’s a dash of international news – mainly the upcoming US election as pop star Beyonce joined Kamala Harris on stage last night as well as ongoing coverage of the Middle East crisis.
October Budget will be ‘budget for the strivers’
‘PM rejects Tory claims that he told ‘double lie’, writes the Mail.
The Mail on Sunday leads on the upcoming budget. The paper says the prime minister has rejected claims from the Conservative Party that he told a “double lie” by insisting the budget will not be a “war on Middle Britain” that breaks Labour’s manifesto tax promises. Former Tory chancellor – responsible for the disastrous Liz Truss mini-budget – Kwasi Kwarteng says his 2022 budget “wasn’t perfect” but the upcoming Labour budget will see the government declare “naked class war.”
‘Rwanda-style deterrent is needed to stop a financial hole caused by migrants,’ claims the Sun.
The Sun on Sunday gives its reaction to the chancellor’s description of her plan as a “budget for the strivers” by applauding her focus on low-wage workers. The paper goes on to warn that creating growth to kickstart the economy “is more difficult” and a “Rwanda-style deterrent” is needed to stop migrants crossing the chancellor from blowing a financial hole in the government’s plans.
‘Tough decisions worth it in the end,’ reports the Mirror.
The Sunday Mirror reports the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has told them that the decisions taken by the chancellor “will be worth it.”
‘Amess family say they were failed,’ writes the Times.
The Sunday Times has another political story. The paper leads on the family of Sir David Amess who have given their first interview since the Tory MP was murdered in 2021. The family told the paper that they have been “catastrophically failed” after his killer was dropped from the government’s de-radicalisation programme because of an “admin error”.
Tory leadership race
‘Badenoch and Jenerick trade blows,’ according to the Telegraph which speaks to both candidates.
The Sunday Telegraph reports on the two candidates left in the Tory leadership race – Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. The paper says the two candidates have launched their “fiercest attacks of the campaign so far” in interviews with the paper.
The paper says Badeoch appeared to question Jenrick’s record by pointing out she has “never been sacked” amid a “whiff of impropriety” in an apparent reference to her rival’s involvement in a planning dispute when he was housing secretary.
Jenrick is described as taking a swipe at the lack of policies set out by Badenoch – after he said Tory party members want “a plan today, rather than the promise of one tomorrow”.
Royal news
‘Charles to return to normal schedule next year,’ the Telegraph.
The Sunday Telegraph reports that Charles has announced that he will return to a “normal” schedule of overseas trips next year. The paper says the success of the Samoa and Australia tours has given royal officials renewed confidence that he can visit somewhere so logistically challenging during cancer treatment, then he can go anywhere.
‘Love for Charles has deepened,’ claims the Express.
The Sunday Express says it is “excited” by the news saying that “appreciation, respect and love for Charles has deepened, as he has confronted cancer with dignity and bravery”.